Play the New York subway like an instrument
Conductor turns the New York subway system into an interactive string instrument. Pulling from the MTA’s actual subway data, trains pluck at intersecting lines.
Month: January 2011
Watercolor Valentines
Brooklyn Bride has a great tutorial on how to make these pretty watercolor Valentines. The first holiday card-making season is officially on.
Pardon the sawdust and feverish hammering…
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Beowulf Sock Pattern
Gryphon Perkins adapted the introductory text of Beowulf into a knitted sock pattern! Hwaet! Listen! Thus begins the immortal tale of the hero Beowulf, the bard summoning the attention of his audience. And so begin these socks, which give the text of the first page of the surviving manuscript, a copy dating to around 1000 […]
“Naturally Sweet” Sticker Valentine
After having almost cracked a tooth on some stale candy hearts this weekend, these DIY sticker Valentines from Twig and Thistle put a smile on my face. You can download the PDF and print on sticker paper to make your own “naturally sweet” valentines. (I love Kathleen’s “sweet tooth” valentine templates from last year, too, […]
Bag Painter Chris Crites
And now for something completely different. Seattle artist Chris Crites, aka bag painter, creates modern-day portraits from mug shots of the past using a five-color palette, a 10/0 brush, and a paper bag. Once the subject is chosen, Crites draws a loose sketch on his medium of choice. His original photograph is then adjusted and […]
Matryoshka knives
I am normally immune to high-design tomfoolery, but if I lived in a universe where I could justify spending hundreds of dollars on a set of nesting kitchen knives, I would snap these up in a second.
